A quintessential American art is the secret to future success.

Jazz, that distinctly American art form, has been called "the sound of surprise" -- and America's successes in competitiveness over the past century have similarly resulted from the distinctly American appetite for surprise and for bold experimentation.

That...

Dear Young Man Planning to Skip College:

In the wake of this spring's college decision deadline for America's two and half million prospective university students, I have been thinking about your situation.

I heard someone muse out loud the other day about how a young person could do well...

Lifelong learning is our new reality. And it is here that new communications technologies offer opportunities that transcend physical borders and boundaries.

I've discussed how, between the ages of 17 and 22, a person's mind and spirit open wide, as she begins to explore her world, her place in...

I hope in this coming year to share some ideas and insights regarding the manner in which societal change demands intelligent responses from our universities. I believe it is imperative for our nation's citizens to understand the role that our leading universities play -- as founts of new ideas, engines...

It is ironic that, at a time when a new international survey by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has reminded us that America's K-12 educational system is failing our youngest citizens, Congress is now jeopardizing America's greatest resource for education and competitiveness -- our research universities.

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Our presidential candidates could use a little more imagination. In fact, imagination is the very trait that our nation would do well to hoard in coming decades.

Would-be presidents have offered various education-related formulas for continued American competitiveness. This involves such good-faith efforts as increased support for K-12 education...